Caribou Harbour, Nova Scotia
Caribou Harbour Geography
- Official Name: Caribou Harbour
- Geographic Feature Type Category: Hydrographic Feature
- Geographic Feature Type: Harbour
- Affiliated Communities: Caribou / Caribou Island / Central Caribou / Waterside / Three Brooks / Bay View / Braeshore
- Latitude / Longitude: 45.744222, -62.700019
The the hydrographic feature: Harbour: A sheltered body of water near the coast partially covered by land, often ideal for boats to be docked.
Caribou Harbour Maps
- 1:50k Topographic NTS Map: 011E10& 011E15
- 1:250k Topographic NTS Map: 011E
- 1879 Pictou County Atlas Map: Section 2
- Nova Scotia Land Grant Map: NS Land Grant map 092
- Nova Scotia 1:10k Topographic Map: 1045750062700 (Caribou Island) / 1045750062600 (Caribou Reef) / 1045700062700 (Caribou)
- Other Maps:
About Caribou Harbour
Caribou Harbour is part of a larger geography that includes Caribou Island, Central Caribou, and Caribou River. It is historically significant to Pictou County and an important port offering ferry services, commercial fishing, recreational opportunities, and a notable maritime climate. It serves as a key transportation hub and a popular destination for boating and coastal activities. The least depth in the channel over the bar was 6.5 meters in 1998, with depths of 9.1 to 13.7 meters extending to the causeway.
Early settlers found remains of French houses on Caribou Island and several on the mainland, indicating historical French presence.
The federal government selected it in the late 1930s as the Nova Scotia terminal for a seasonal ferry service to Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island. This service, operated by Northumberland Ferries Limited since 1941, carries passengers, vehicles, and truck traffic between May and December. Additionally, Caribou Harbour hosts a small passenger-only seasonal ferry service to Pictou Island, departing from the small craft fishing harbour adjacent to the NFL ferry terminal.
- read / download “Underwater Benthic Habitat Survey of Caribou Harbour and Pictou Harbour Pipeline Corridors” – by Stantec Consulting Ltd.
[Source: Wikipedia.org / Town of Pictou / Town of Pictou ]
Caribou Harbour Maps
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